martinenca
Catalan
Etymology
Ellipsis of figa martinenca (“Martinmas fig”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [mər.tiˈnɛŋ.kə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [mər.tiˈnəŋ.kə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [maɾ.tiˈneŋ.ka]
Noun
martinenca f (plural martinenques)
- a variety of fig cultivated mainly in the Balearic Islands which ripens in early November
Further reading
- “martinenca”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007